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Is anything going to be done about the speed of the forums? Personally I am not posting as frequently as I used to due to how slow the pages take to load. There is a thread on OT at the moment called...

That doesnt cost the earth, and I might be able to book at short notice! Thanks in advance

Fun article here: http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6799363.ece Of course, having read it, I'm now desperate to browse the catalogue ?

Overheard at the Cotswold Wild Animal Park by the giant tortoises earlier today. Young Child - Wow mummy, look at that big b@stard Mother - I beg your pardon! Child - Isn't that a big b@stard? Mother...

I'm making cheesecake brownies (cheesecake stuff on top not inside). Have cooked it for about 10 minutes longer than the recipe says and the middle is still liquid, very wobbly. Outside totally done....

I got home today to 3, yes 3, speeding tickets, I'm so upset. Its 3 days in a row at the same time taking my h to work at 6am, was doing 36.0, 37.1 AND 36.8 in a 30mph, I'm gutted. Got to pay £180 and...

I'm going to attempt to bake a football cake next weekend for a lovely Hitcher friend, I usually bake cupcakes so this is a little out of my comfort zone but nothing ventured and all that.... She has...

I bought some spanx - tried them on and they were clearly too big, returned them to exchange (they'd only been tried over other knickers) but JL didn't have the size and colour combination I wanted,...

We've found a house we really like - lovely spacious rooms and hallways, great schools nearby, lots of hitchers within a 5 minute walk and potential to be something really fantastic. And within our...

Not wanting to distract from everything else that's gone on today but Twitter is saying that Jeff Goldblum has died in New Zealand...

On the news it's said he has had a cardiac arrest & in a bad way. ETA: 00.40 Just woke to the news he died.

Gah. Car won't start. I'm a complete and utter girl when it comes to my car, and MrC doesn't appear to be much better. Engine is turning over, but nothing more. It has petrol. I suspect it's a flooded...

My sister and I still quote this ad a fair bit - the catch phrase "you don't say!" has really stuck with us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpswiH_Vkes Any ads that have stuck with you?

WW has just told me off for the 2nd (Or maybe 3rd) week running for losing too quickly - I'm not over doing it honest! Losing about 3lb a week. This isn't really a worry is it? I'm not always eating...

I want to bake for the BT Meet & Sale which is a week on Friday, - the 3rd July. But I need to bake this week, on Wednesday or Thursday. I've already got 2 fruit cakes cooking today, but would...

Classical music is very cool and good for knownlege development. Do u think it ? I very like Classical music. how about you ?

So ladies - are we ready.?The last ER episode ever [:'(] The trailer gets me all emtional!!! I will be a wreck!!

What can I bake to take to Stitch and Bitch tomorrow? Someone brought (gorgeous) biscuits last week and later on I said I could bake. I got the "bet you can't make biscuits as good as this" look so I...

I'm just watching Holiday Showdown and one of the families have never left Bristol, including their annual summer holiday staying at home and visiting Bristol. I just can't imagine it. I love being a...

Have been doing WW online for 4 weeks and have lost 10 lb. I haven't even been trying that hard ? One question though - they told me I'm losing weight too fast. I can see where they're coming from but...

I appear to have a glut of yellow and green peppers. Mr K bought some, forgot, bought more and then inexplicably bought more again. I have 8 peppers; 5 green and 3 yellow. They're too expensive to...

Ok title says it all I guess but yes 30p. I know its not a lot and I dont travel to London enough but hey 30p! I expected it to be really clean and tidy but it smelt awful and was disgusting. I only...

Following on from the brownie thread ? I realise I need a carrot cake recipe for this weekend. The only one I've ever made was a devastatingly worthy one from a 1980s health food book, which had the...

Looking for some tips/suggestions. Thanks

...Petal Blossom Rainbow. ??

I'm on a hen do in Bath this weekend and we're looking for a restaurant for the first evening. We're staying near York Street I think, so anything within walking distance of there. Some a bit lively...

My best mate is going to work in NZ for a year and we'd like to take the opportunity to visit her. My problem is that I am absolutely, pant-wettingly terrified of big spiders and the like. We went to...

Bought some new underwear today, including non-padded t-shirt bras. I haven't worn such a thing for years - it feels really strange. I keep prodding my boobs ? Oh, and rather gratifyingly, my size has...

Where are there any nice ones to be had? I've asked Mum to see if she could find some for us to send over, and she has found 3 different ones in Clintons (not all the one shop either), and nothing in...

H has kindly volunteered me to make a wedding cake for his colleague who is getting married in 2 months time and has a very limited budget. In his defence I have made some pretty impressive cakes for...

Hiya ? About to make Nigella's Choc Fudge Cake but have relaised I only have normal Veg Oil and not Corn Oil.... https://www.nigella.com/recipe/recipe_detail.aspx?rid=250 Do you think I can use normal...